Many Patients Ordered Out of Old Dormitory
Richmond April 29. Removal of about 100 patients from the Taylor Building at Williamsburg was ordered by the state hospital board after an insurance survey labeled the structure a fire hazard. The board also halted moving picture shows at Cameron Hall and hired architects to assess fireproofing costs at Western State Hospital Staunton.
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Ae State Eee
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State Hospital Board
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G. W. Brown
F. W. Gwalti«ey
Marion
Petersburg
Lynchburg
Western State Hospital
Staunton
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J. S. DeJarnette
Southwestern State
Joseph R. Blalock
Virginian Receives Medal for Rescuing Two Women
Carnegie Hero Fund Medal awarded to Howard B. Allard Jr of Virginia for saving two young women from drowning at Chesapeake Beach on August 22, 1938. He swam through deep water to assist M. Lucile Spencer and Mattie S. Ricks, reviving Mrs. Ricks and helping Miss Spencer to shore.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Howard B. Allard, Jr
Chesapeake Beach
Lynnhaven
M. Lucile Spencer
Mattie S. Ricks
Miss Spencer
Allard
Mrs. Ricks
Southern World Curtail Service
The State Corporation Commission heard Southern Railway petitions to discontinue local passenger trains. The first case seeks removal of trains 15 16 and 7 between Charlottesville and Washington due to annual losses around 45000 dollars. Additional hearings follow on Danville Norfolk service and Richmond Danville routes.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Southern Railway Company
Charlottesville
Washington
Danville
Norfolk
Dear Miss Chatfield Advises On Parenting Discipline
A mother asks Caroline Chatfield for help with a rebellious younger daughter. The columnist recommends relaxed rules, more communication, and offers boarding-school as an option if finances allow, plus practical substitutions and fair treatment to restore trust and guidance.
RIS Trial Treatment Advertisement at Miller's Drug Store
If your kidneys are active and in good condition you will be happier in every way. Use RIS in a thirty day test. Trial treatment offered for 25 to 50 cents or one dollar. Sold by all leading druggists. There is only one RIS and no substitutes. Miller's Drug Store in Winchester Virginia places the ad.
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Miller’s Drug Store
Winchester
Causes of Fits Traced to Victim Birth in Epilepsy Talk
Dr. Wilber H. Penfield at the Stuart McGuire lectures argued epilepsy origins can date to birth. He cited lack of oxygen during delivery as a cause in some cases and said modern methods identify affected brain areas and even remove them to cure. He warned many so called incurable cases may be solvable and stressed diagnosis of causes remains key.
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Richmond
Wilber H. Penfield
The
Mont
Penfield
Stuart McGuire
Sequestration Sought to Recover School Tax Debt
Pittsburgh officials invoke 1923 sequestration act to seize two properties owned by Bennett Brothers Realty Corp to cover delinquent school taxes totaling 7000 and anticipated action against eight more. Total debt estimated around 25000 with rents to satisfy taxes and penalties.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Board of Education
Common Pleas Court
Bennett Brothers Realty Corporation
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